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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who of the following is not a character in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Ross.
(d) Sir Pierce of Exton.

2. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Richard.
(b) Green.
(c) Bushy and Bagot.
(d) All of the above.

3. Which of the following is a quote by Richard in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) "We were not born to sue, but to command."
(b) "Mine honour is my life, both grow in one."
(c) "Obedience bids I should not bid again."
(d) "O God defend my soul from such deep sin!"

4. "What my tongue speaks my right drawn sword may prove." Who says this?
(a) Richard.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) Mowbray.

5. "More welcome is the stroke of death to me than Bolingbroke to England." Who says this?
(a) Bushy.
(b) York.
(c) Richard.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "What a tide of woes comes rushing on this woeful land at once!" in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Who tells of Bolingbroke's arrival in England?

3. Who addresses Bolingbroke as "Lord Hereford" in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Who is Northumberland's son?

5. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mowbray admit to during the feud of the first scene?

2. How does Bolingbroke justify taking license to execute?

3. Are Richard and the Queen allowed to be together? Where are they being sent?

4. How long have the Captain and Salisbury been waiting for Richard? Have they heard from them? Who else is waiting with them?

5. What do Richard and the Queen seem to be more pained by: losing the monarchy or each other? Why?

6. What happens after Aumerle and his family enter Act 5, Scene 3?

7. Who in Act 2, Scene 4 tries to persuade the other to remain waiting for Richard? Why?

8. Summarize Bushy and Greens' final moments.

9. Who is sent to meet with Richard inside Flint Castle? What happens?

10. How does Gaunt try lifting Bolingbroke's spirits? Does it work?

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